Three cooliex were chareed with fighting and creating a disturbances ay the Hongkew Wharf at midnight on the 21st instant.
Mr. Johnston suid that abut mini on the 2ist instant he heard a noise direction of the Wharf xnd immediately proceeded to the scans and found the three defendants fighting. With some difficulty he separate them, and afterwards handed them over to the Police.
Native P. U. 683 gave corroborative evidence Ths defendants were each sent: need to one day's angus.
Shanghai, 23rd November.
Before Mr. Huaxo Hsvex (Magistea'e) and Mr. Twray (British Assessor), Associates of Vali Kah-der.
Four natives, descrivel as boatmen, were brought Before the Court, arrear-d on a charge of being associates ut the notorious eviminal Vali Kah-der.
Detective Inspec or McDowell stated tht soma weeks ago h other for-ign and 1 detective staff, jou eyed to Taungming attempt to capture Van Kuh-der, us to who'e whereabouts they hid received reliable information. Near Tsungming, on the right hank of the river, they found a creek and proceeded on their j -urney up the creek in anative boat. atlas they came toa boat wh ch was pointed out to them xa being the properly of Vali Kxhder, The latter had evidently been warned of their app each and managed to mak his escape, but the police were uble to ewtnre the prisoners now b fore the Court. Two of them were arrestd on the dort itself and ths other two were arrested when endeavouring to exoxps into the country. It was dificult to obtain an; direct evidence, as wany Who could speak
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